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0. MOSSBERGER. SPITTOON.

Patented Feb.'14,1882.

'INVENTOR WWA/7,@ BY

WITNBSSBS l /m. J7/g@ ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATESy PATENT OFFICE.

OTTO MOSSBERGEB, OF GUTTENBURG, NEW JERSEY.

SPITTOON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 253,746, datedFebruary 14, 1882,

Application filed January 5, 1882. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, O'rro MossBEReER, ofGuttenburg, in the countyof Hudson and State of New Jersey, haveinvented a new and Improved Spittoon, ot' which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

The invention consists in aspittoon provided with swinging covers toobstruct from view the offensive contents of the spittoon.

The invention further consists in blocks sliding vertically inguide-brackets on the spittoon, which blocks are provided at the lowerends with projecting` foot-levers, and are connected by cords with armsof the pivoted covers,whereby the covers can be raised or swung open bydepressing one of the footlevers.

- construction, is provided on its top and diametrically opposite withnpwardly-projectin g lugs orjaws B B.

The cover of the spittoon consists of a hollow hemisphere formed of twohollow spherical segments, O C, or hollow quarter-spheres, which areprovided at their outer or lower edges with the upwardly and outwardlyprojecting and inclined arms or lugs D D', which are pivoted at theirlower ends between the jaws B B. Cords E E ,are passed through aperturesin the outer ends of the lugs D or D', andare secured by means of plugspassed into the apertures after the cords have been passed through.These cords are then passed through apertures in laterally-projectingbrack ets F F' directly below the jaws B B. The ends of the cordsE E are passed around the spittoon A in opposite directions, and arepassed into and through blocks G G', adapted to slide vertically indiametrically-opposite guide-brackets H H', arranged a quarter of acircle from the jaws B Bthat is, the line or diameter uniting the guideto brackets H H gocrosses the line or diameter uniting the jaws B B atright angles.

The blocks Gr G are provided at the lower ends with laterally-projecting foot-rests or levers JJ.

The cords E E are sec'ured and locked in the blocks G Gr by means ofwedges K K, or by means of binding-screws L below the footrests J J Bymeans of these wedges or screws the cords can be properly adj usted incase they become slackened.

The inner meeting edge of the cover part C' is provided with alaterally-projecting ange, M, which overlaps the adjoining meeting edgeot' the cover O and closes thejoint ofthe two covers.

The operation is as follows: Ordinarily the Vcovers O C rest on thetopof the spittoon and close the same by their own weight, and the cordsE E draw the projecting foot rests J J up against the bottom of theprojecting brackets H H', as shown in full lines. If the spittoon is tobe uncovered, either one ot' the footrests J J is depressed by means ofthe foot,

whereby thecords E E will be drawn downand outward, as shown in dottedlines in Fig.

l. As soon as the pressure is removed from the foot-rest J or J thecovers G C will drop by their own weight and will draw thefoot-rests Jor J against the bottoms of the brackets H H. The spittoon thus alwaysremains covered, except when it is to be used, *and these covers excludefrom view the offensive contents of the spittoon; but if the spittoon isto be used it can be opened very readily, as described above.

Having thus described my invention,-I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A spittogn constructed, as herein shown anddescribed,with swinging covers, and with foot-levers for operating thesecovers,whereby the covers can be swung openby depressing one of thefoot-1evers, as set forth.

2. The combination, with a spittoon, of

swinging covers and of cords, .and sliding blocks provided withfootrests for operating theeovers, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the spittoon A, of 10o the swinging covers GC', provided with lugs or arms D D', the cords E E', the guide-brach'ets H E', and the vertically-sliding blocks G 5. The combinatiomwiththe spittoon A, of the swinging covers C C', provided with lugs tiailyas herein shown and described, and for or arms D D', the cords E E', theguide-brack- 15 the purpose set forth. ets H H', the vertically-slidingblocks G G',

4. The combination, with the spittoon A, of providedwithprojectingfoot-rests JJ',andfLhe the swinging covers C C', providedwith lugs binding-screws L, for holding the cordsE E' in or arms D D',l[he cords E E', the apertured the blocks Gr G', substantially as hereinshown side brackets, F F', the guide-brackets H H', and described, andfor the purpose set forth. zo and thevertically-slidingblocksGG',provided OTTO MOSS BERGER. at the lower endswith foot-rests J J', subst-antielly as herein shown and described, andfor the purpose sct forth.

G', with projecting foot-rests J J', substan- Witnesses:

OsoAR F. GUNZ, C. SEDGWIGK.

